Apparatus for hanking food-paste threads.



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OTTO EBERHARD FUNCK, OF ROHRACKER,

FUNCK, OF STUTTGART, GERMANY.

NEAR STUTTGART, AND PAUL WILHELM APPARATUS FOB, BANKING FOOD-PASTE THREADS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed 'February 18, 1908.

Patented Nov. 12, 1912.

Serial No. 416,635. Y

To all ilk/ont it may concern:

Be it known that. we, O'rro EBERHARD FUNCH, a subject of the German Emperor, residing at Rohracker, near Stuttgart, inj the German Empire, and PAUL TVILHELM Frison, a subject. of the German Emperor, residing at Stuttgart aforesaid, have invented a ne f' and useful Apparatus forHanking Food-Paste Threads, of which the following is a spccitication.

ln connection with the hanking of food paste threads such as vermicelli machines are known in the art in which the threads are deposited for their whole length upon iiaps adapted toj double them once or more times so as to hank them, fold upon fold. In such machines, however, it often happens that the layers when folded over by -the flaps do not, especially as regardstlmir'end portions, fall in uniformly regular order; upon the previously delivered portion Jof the hank, especially when such end portions are of considerable length. Further, arrangements are known according to which the food pastel threads suspended in single hanks or-if folded or lapped over pins or rodsin double hanks, receive as they approach a delivery .surface a curviform movement whereby without the aid of any further appliances hanks are deposited upon the delivery surface if the paste threads suspended in single hanks are cut at the completion of their delivery, and when the paste threads have been folded or lapped over pins or rods the latter are Withdrawn therefrom in the direction of their length. Seeing that it is always impossible to bring thepaste threads onto the delivery surface in such a manner that the ends of all the threads will reach the delivery surface simultaneously and Will be followed by'the next lengths in such a manner is necessary to enable the paste threads to be arranged side by side, the bundles are bound to assume a loose, irregular appearance, which is particularly noticeable at the bends. where the loops ot some of the threads project beyond the otliers.

The present invention has for its object te provide a machine in which the above drawbacks will he obviated. This object is at tained in suoli a manner that the paste threads are engaged by a device hereinafter termed a y folder and moved relatively to a. delivery surface so as vto bend thereon and to he stretched on hoth sides thereof during their delivery onto the supporting surface. The threads thus form at the point of engagement a loop with evenly stretched or drawn threads, as should he ine case in a finished hank, and althoughI the production of a composite hank necessitates the employment of further apparatus. this factis of small consequence in proportitui to the. improvcl'nent made in the appearance of the hunks, which approaches that of hanks formed by hand.

In the drawing, the double Figures 1- and 2 show two different forms of a typical means for hanking food-paste threads, while F 3 and et, with the introduction of further accessories, give a diagrammatic representation of the mode of operating the machine. Figs. 5 to 1T show different forms of hanks into which the food-paste threads can be shaped, and also the manner in which the hanks arc formed. F igs. 1S and 19 represent a winding device applicable to the production of diti'ercnt forms of henk, both in lateral elevation and plan, it being assumed that the food-paste threads are fed into the machine by hand. F ig. 2O is a side elevation of a simplified winding device for only a single form of hank, the manipulation beingentirely by hand. Fig. 2l is a side elevation of a device for feeding continuous strings of food-paste threads into the winding dcice according to Figs. 18 and 1f). Figs. Q2 and represent in side elevation and in plan respectively, a device by means of which more particularly cut food-paste threads can be fed continuously into the machine; and Figs. 2l and 25 give. also in side'elcvation and in plan respectively, a device for effecting the introduction of food-paste threads which have been suspended on rods outside the machine. Fig. 26 isa side elevation of the under framework of the machine, and shows also the mode of arranging and moving the racks or trays intended to receive the finished hunks. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the under frame viewed from the right of Fig. 26', and F ig. 28 shows a framework drawn from out the machine, by means of which .the empty racks or trays can be inserted into the machine and the full ones taken out.

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ite l i irri' tlireiiil` iii-e isiihjieeletl to :i stroking` netion in the tlireetion oiA their leiiejtli. tiintl'. "oltih iiit` iii'elei'zilily in tlie torni ot lirioiitri inici arranged ein ilre the teeth oi`l :i i'ahe. '.lfliefe hoehe or teeth are atlai'ited to talle hohl of' the tooth 'ii-aste, tflireiitlsy :intl releaee theiii with CaSe, tliifs beingr n'iore partit-iiiartiy the eas-.fe when they are lient i'ii enel. a. manner that the prf jee'ting enfle of the hoehe tlivei'g'e troni the line Connecting the hoot; centers` ei: stanti vertieal thereon. The iinsertioii o tlieilontl paste threade into the hoehel i3 niate easier when the. entlsi ot the hooks :ire rotatably .iii'iiiiitei'ly thisK ari'ingen'ieiit also enahli'ngF the tineiitls to he ii'oi'nifl in hanlts o t tlii'irent it'orii'i. Two (litleient loiiiie oit this ltincl ot' .ratte nre shown, in lateral elevation :intl

plain iii the tloiilile li"iij.e. l and "the ratte iii trie'. l @onglets of a ilivitletl riilte heini il. l, in ii'hieh are rotatably nioiiiiteiil a niinilier oll pins oi' hoehe., 'lhe hoehe are lient twice at the niiiiiei enti, atnl .torni Crank :ii-nis i3 and rriiiih ninfa4 Il; n'liieh latti' tit'. iiito correspending; litile;l 'in a, tillet li. il. f ihalt t3 itioniit-etl aliiii've the riilte liY L i? earriefs a Crank' :iin S on e eriinh whieh iiiii 'i5 eoi'ineetetl lp.' ineens-i ineetinej roti t). with the inn Yttl el: t.

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A tfie l priiviiniil ii'itl'i i eeeoiitl if" an equal iiiinilier zii'f litio lii` i" their 4or ,tti i.` i. itl slieiit iii the iiliiiii g flii'eti, `ii i il :l :ire iniitiifl ln' iiietinfi el? :i iillet 'telei l it; the eiiiiil-r. iinl .ti olf the liooltn` lf2. ne oranti lieliiiifl another in a` row l Leitlinie :tor the forming of the lianlt, or elHe other i'iieiins are eiiiplojvetl hy iiliieli the liiinlts are inatle in nioie eoiiiplex Shapers. Siieli nieaii lare illnsti'atei. it'oi: exaniple, iliiigraniiiiiitili 9 e) l ii'ill lie referred to the turning flap anil i the roel Q" fis the stretcher.

ln till the torine of winding tleviee illnstri tetl iii the drawings, the liaiiks are fornieil lilv the t'ooil- )aste threads heine; engagei'l liliY the teeth ot the rake :intl rlriiwn 4over a etrrihiiig snr'tiaee en to which it is tinally tlepositecl. The iiin'iiiilest torine` et' lianh pro tltiretl in this my :ire shown in Figs. fi, (i :intl i. These are torii'ied solely hy ineens of the rake of Fig. l, by turning the hook ends ll iii the direction o't inovenient ot' the alte either tiefere or th ringI the stroking' nietioiiv of the latter. so that on the return of the rakeT the lianln are left lyingl on the ,strokingl snrtaee with their limbs a. b, parallel to one another. Fig. shows the torni ot hanlt tortliin or tine :toothpaste tlii'eaiils arranged in elteins, Figs. ti and 7 show the :torni ot' henk tor liroatl or course toothpaste threatls4 ,fsiieli as rihlion Verniieelli foin' of which threads :ire arranged in superposition :intl

reet etlgewiee on the delivery Surface at the tiiriiing` Ypoints but tl-.it at. the free ei'itls.

The ii'orni ot hank represented in Fi is: olitiiiiieil when the liorizoi'itall)7 lient. enti olf the hooi; ll is arranged tra ersely ot the direction of iiiovenient ot the rake, anti :it the enti of the stroking niotiriii is either nioi'fei'l l'iiiehwartl into the position lll or 'i'iiislieil sifflewie into the position 1t" or l into `the per-ation 11". Owing: to ,.,ii il'iiess ot the fined-paste the tlii'eai'ls ot i'eifn'iieelli nof liiiigei' .lie parallel to one another. lint the iop layer 7,), :falls :islant on the iiiitler layer af. iiioi'eniei'it citt the, liooltv enti 1l.. the feo nente tliiL-eafilffi fais-ily `ret ilieiiriiingeifl when length. ln such eases. lioweif'er, il ralie shown ni ling. 2 :an lii atl iaiitzitgeon ,5. iii wliieh, 'for eiieh hanh, one heult 'itli long' enti il is replaced two linolts f. 1:? with eiitls il. t3 lient in. the Sant ende ineetineg .ii.,.'i. :11.., i ine wineL oi tiie i .,iih. :intl aie tinriiotl in 1e reterllie direction ,in to i ie torni `tito the riositioiig 11 i t-l, :is can he seen troni liig. l5, for delivering; the toothpaste threads.

During the turiiiig 115 lie lireznlth ot the hanltr is large in proporl ltltl The hanks of Figs. 9 to 11 are obtained by the conjoint action of the rake 1 and a turning ap 19 (Fig. 3) 0r a thread stretcher 2T (Fig. whereby the food-paste threads after having been turned around first on the rake teeth are subjected to a second bending Which lays the halves a, h of the skeins on to the halves c, ci. The original position of the vforal-paste threads a, l2, is marked by dotted. lines. Figli shows the resulting hanlr in the ease of thread verinicelli, Figs. 10 and 11 on the other hand those cti-ribbon verinicelli. Figs. 12 and 13 illustrate a method or Winding in which the food-paste threads are delivered as in Fig. 8, but in such a manner that they partly rest on the turA ing iap which consists of two parts, a', It the turning Hap be moved in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 13, thei food-paste threads are subjected to a bending which is indicated by dotted lines and when the turning r'iap is turned over the hank shown in the lower part of Fic'. .13 is obtained.

n, Figs. -14 to 17 show the formation ot a liank twisted in the shape of an and exactly the san/1e appearance externally as the verlnicelli hanks at present made by hand. 'Owing to the breadth of the hanl-r, it is assumed in this case that the rake ot Fig. 2 has been used. By Ineans of the stretcher 2T '(Figs. 2, 4, 14) the hook ends 11, 13 of the rake i'irst bring the food-paste threads on to the turning fiap J, y. and the delivery surface 21 (Fig. 14C). The hook ends 11, 'i3 and the stretcher 27 are then moved a certain'ftlistance toward each other, into the Vpositions 11", 1-3, 27 (Fig. 15), by which nieans the `food-paste threads become slack and fait down (parallel at first) on to the turning flap. By displacing the parts az, 1, in the direction of the arrows inFig. 15,

the threads, which are now lying on the' turning plate are twisted after the manner shown in Fig. 15. in passing over tol Fig. it), the hook ends 11, 18 are turned toward 11" and L3M, and are then, together with the stretcher "ff" ino-ved away troni the i liank, whereupon the threads :tall down conipleiely,t and, in consequence ot the stitiness ci' the paste, the upper threads come to lie in a slantl e position on the lower threads,

in the'inanner shown in 113'. Finally tue turning liap lays the iinished hank on the deliverysuriace Q1, as shou'n in Fig. l.

The 'winding device shown in. eleralion and pian in ,5, and 1S, is arranged i'ir 'winding haines ot the ifo-rms snoivn lli to i1 and in iiig. 1?. in this case i ined that the hunks are to be lan. ou

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. Liiaciure or rood-paste mich are "iroyided forA 'following manner, 'rotated in the direction indicated by the arl miv it impart.

the reception of the hanks,` with a bottoni :'24 of clot-h or gauze, fastened on a rectangle of bars by means of a covering fillet 25.

ln order to bning the hanks onto the bottoni ot' the racks, the delivery surface 2.1, as shown more particularly in Fig. 3, in the form of a iap which can be turned downward about a shaft 22 until it reaches the positie-n 21' and the finished hank 30 slides down the surface of the flap. By this means a portion of the'hank reaches the bottoni ot the rack and, in consequence of the turning of the teed roller 2G, is held and carried tor- Ward, whereupon the empty flap 21 can be returned to the position 21. This flap is hereinafter referred to as the delivery flap.

The movement of the flaps 19 and 21 is effected in the arrangement shown in Figs. 18 and 19, by a shaft 31 which is mounted in the machine traine 32 and carries a di's'k 33, against the periphery ofwhich a tension spring 34 presses a roll 35 which is mounted in the arni 36 of three arni bell crank 37. To the arm 3S of the bell crank 37, a rod 42 is articulated by means of a pin 39, the said arni being formed at its opposite end 40 into a rack. and being guided by a guide di. The rack 40 engages with a pinion ist, loosely inounted on a sha ft 43, which pinion in turn engages With a pinion able to rotate loosely on the shaft 2O of the turning iiap 19. The shaft 43 also carries a loose setting arrn 46, 1which is acted on at 47 by a spring 48, and which coupled, by means of a connecting rod 4-5), with an arm 50 fixed on the shaft of the delivery lap Q1. In thel position shown, in Fig. 1S, the spring 4S holds the delivery Hap Q1 in a horizontal situation, in which it rests against a stop 51 on the frame of the machine. Underneath the flaps 1,9 and 21 is mounted the feed roller 2o, the shaft'of which carries -a fixed ratchet Wheel 53 and also a loosely mounted setting argn This arm 54 carries a paWl 55, which acts on the ratchet Wheel 523, and is operated by nie-.ins of an attached chain 1wheel 55 and chain 5T driven by the Wheel 5P) connected with the pinion 45. A double lever 59, mounted loosely on the shaft 22 et the delivery liap, is intlu-enled by a spring t1() on the one side, and carries on the other side a roll 61, which presses the tray 2S iirinly against the feed roller 26,'to insure its being carried onward as the feed roller rotates.

ihe actuation et the flaps and the forward movement ot the tray proceed in the When the shaft 31 is a reciprocating movement Uli the c .sk Elfi in conjunction Wit-h the bell crank and the tension spring 34 to the rod 42. So long astne rod continues to lmore in the direction of the arrow, to

the right, the teeth o't ldie ack 40 cause the pinions 44 and 15 lo turn in the direetion shown hy the arrows. Hereby the pin (32 on the pinion 15 engages with the eontaet (i3 on the turning; llap and carriers the latter around for a little more than a quarter turn, nhereupiin 'talle hy its own weight on to the delivery plate (in eonSequem-e o'lthe provision of' a gap (l5 between the two eontaets G8 and 64.-, no hiinlranre is oppoeed to this descent. :DurinfT lhe 'turther rotation oi" the pinions 1111 ano 115, the pin GG on the pinion 'i-lineel'ii the Contact 137 oi the settiner arin i6 and carries this hitter along' with it. As soon as: the spring t8 comes to the other Side olf the rerlieal aria of the shaft 13. it quickly eouipletes the lowering;l of the delivery plate 21 which has already been moved by the connecting` rod 10) into the position Q1 of liig. 3. The Contact (37 of the setting arm eonseipiently hasteml pafit the pin, (3G, a second eonlaet (39, aeparated from the Contact (37 by a Wide f ap (38, nevertheless reinainiiuf.' at. an appreciable dis tance from the pin (313. At 'the saine time the chain wheel in conjunction with the chain 57 andthe chain wheel 56, has moved the setting; arni .fi-1- with the pawl idly over the ritt-het wheel 53, which is prevented from moving; by a Spring` dog 70.

During the succeeding return stroke of the rod 412 and the pinions 114A, 415, the pa'wl carries with il. the ratchet Wheel 523 and the feed roller QG; 'the tray 23 is pushed 'forward and takes away on its bottom 2l the finished hault from the delivery iap Q1 (Fig. 3 Shortly alter the eonnneneen'lent of the return movenlent, the pin G2 of the pinion f1.5 encounters the contacts (Si ot' the turning' iiap and carries the latter along with it until, after ahout a quarter of a turn, it falls of its own aeeord into the horizontal or nearly horizontal poeition shown in Fig. 18 so as to rest on the stop 15B 'provided on the trame of the machine. During the de* Scent otl the turnineV Hap, the Contact G3 has again collided, or nearly so, with the pin 62, as Shown in the figure. Furthermore, after the pin G6 oil the pinion 111 has paseed through the tooth gap 68, the setting arm and with it the delivery flap 21 are turned beek, as the tray nears the end of its forward stroke, and the spring l1S, Whiehl has withdrawn to the 'farther side of the center oi. shaft L13, has; brought the delivery flap into the horizontal position again, the oontaet 69 having` at the Same time moved a little ahead of the pin G6.

The rake 1, which lays the toothpaste threads;I on the flaps 19 and 21, isosuspended, by one or more arms 71, from the shaft 72, Which iS journaled in standards 73 mounted on the frame of the machine and connectedv at the top by a cross-har 74. To insure quiet running ot the Ornaehine a connter iieight 75 provided on a rearward extension 101 olE the rake arm, which Weight entirely or pari iaily Counterbalanees the ralie l and itaeeeqviories. 'lli-e haft 72 set in rocking that the .loeflpade threads to be moved toward the flaps are drawn overa stroking plate 77,l which is well rounded at the eontact edge 'lhe shaft (l for turning the hook ends: oI the ralae niountei'l on the arm 71 in bearing.a 7&3 and S() and carries at its upper end a bevel pinion S1. engrging; with a toothed quadrant Si, 'which is provided on a disli 10" loosely mounted on the Shaft 109 carries tiro pins Slt and i, and :its ioinieeted, by means o1 a coupling rod l'n with an arm S7 mount( l on a pivot SS on the ralre arin. The pins Si, serve as eonlaets 'tor the setting arln S3, which is aetuated through the couplingrod 89 and the douhle lever 90 by a Cain or non-circular difsl; Ell, on the periphery of which a roll 91, mounletfl in (he lever 30, rides?` under the inluenee of a spring; W3. The shaft 93 ot' the Jani di Sli ii: unsuned in stznulards Elli whieli arev Conner-ieri to her at (he iop hy a eresfi 'our 5).". Chain rclieela und 10) and ehain 5,15) til-ani: .nl motion lo the shaft ll 'trein the main .ehi-rit ifi.

The stiolelnu: Q7 lfliejs` if?, and 1d), extends parallel with the ralie 1 and i vided with lateralV limbs 2S, ii; renne ,A

means oll the latter with a halt is mounted on the rake arms turned by a three-arm belleranl-r, 101. Thiel of a. two armed. bell. Crank lever 107, Whieli carries a roll 108, with which, under the ininenee of the springr it presses against :i guide curve or cani Suri'aee 105) mounted on the standards 73. This cam Surface is of ysueh profile that duriifle;l the downward turn of the rake arm the bell crank lever 107 turns the stretcher 27 so quickly that it has completed its stroke in relation to the rake bythe time the rake has reached the position II, in which the food-paste threads come in Contact with the Contact edge 78 of the stroking surface 77. A corresponding extension of the roll. pivot 110, which makes Contact With the arm 71, cheeks any further advance of the stretcher, so that the roll 10S. can pass away from the guide Curve Wit-hi'iut disadvantage during the further movement of the rake.

The arm 76 for o'lmratingl the rake fnneoted with a Crank 112 on the Shaft l by means of a coupling rod 111. Since, :e ford ing, to the kind j of hank required. the liever dead point ofthe rake must be at Ill or 1V,

uiolion by means of the ariu 7U, :so

the pin 113 connecting the coupling rod 111 and the arm `76 is mounted in a special articulation piece 111, which can be adjusted and fixed in any desired position in a slot or elongated opening 115 in the arm 76. It the articulation piece below. as shown in the ligure, the throw of the rake is shorter than when the articulation piece is moved back to the upper end of the slot. In the one case the rake swings only as tar as the position 111, in the other it moves as far as the position 1V.

At special articulation piece 116 is also provided for connecting the coupling rod 111 with the crank 112, which piece is able to turn in the pivot 117 of the crank, and in which the rod 111 can be displaced by compressing the spring 118 in so far as this movement is not prevented by the pins 326, 327. lThis takes place when an arm 119, connected with the rake shatt, encounters the stop 129 on the bearing standard 73, the rake then remaining at rest for a short time in its upper terminal position, a condition that is necessary or advisable when the hooks ot the rake 1 have to take off the foodpaste threads automatically from the rod 121.

The rod 121, which will be hereinafter referr-ed to as the transmitter, is intended to engage with the food-paste threads at the place where they are fed into the machine and to hand them over in a suitable manner to the rake 1. 1t is rotatably mounted by means ot' a pivot 122, on the outer end ot an aria 123, which is rigidly connected with the shaft 93 and is extended backward for the purpose of carrying a counterweight 124. lVith the pivot 122 is connected a star 125 for the purpose of making the contacts 126, 127, 128 on the bearing standards 96 operate in conjunction with the pin 15G on a small bearing pillar 129, so that a certain amount of rotation is imparted to the transmitter rod every time. 1When the shaft 93 is turned, the transmitter 121 takes the foodpaste threads from a two-part support or fork 130,- which is mounted on a standard 131, 'and' on which' the food-paste threads are laid singly by hand, by taking them from the bundle 150 (Fig. 19) and laying them in the separate compartment between tie Vcollars or rings 151 on the fork 130. -A plate132 provided on the standard 131 prevents the downwardly hanging threads from getting in the way of the transmitter rod 121.

Whereas the transmitter 121 in passing between the teeth of the fork 130 is arranged tangentially toward its circuit, in order that it nay engage the threads With its narrow side. it is turned throug'li 90 degrees in a radial direction when the star 125, nounted on its pivot 122, meets the conl tact 126. lVhcn it has arrived in the radial position at the point 121. the rake has n'ieanwhile reached a position a little over the position By this meansv the ends 11, as shown in position lV ot the ratte. are

i to the direction ot increment ol'v thev ratte, and are consequently able to -pass between the individual hank threads 1S hanging down from the transn'iitter 121. During a momentary pause of the rake, under the influence ot' the spring 118.` the hook ends are turned through degrees, so that dni-ing' the backward swing of the rake and tlgy tin ther movement of the transmitter 121 in the position indicated by the unbroken lines, the food-paste threads are engaged by the hook ends of the rake. At the same time. io this position, the star 125 encounters thtl contat-t- 156, whereby the transmitter is again turned in a direction tangential to its circuit and 'the removal of the threads from the transmitter can be effected with ease. Finally, by the iirpact of the star 125 with the contacts 127 and 128, the transmitter is turned through 180 degrees and is thus restored to its original position.

According to the shape of bank desired. .i different rake is mounted in the rake arms 71, and the distribution of the hank groups on the fork 130 must be arranged accord-- ingly. The method of moving the rake hooks in winding the hanks varies accord` ing to the rake; but the method of removing the food-paste threads from the transmitter 121 remains the same in all cases, namely that while the rake is at its top dead point. thev setting larm 83 is actuated by the cani disk 91, the double lever 90 and the coupling rod S9, carries the disk 102 with it., under the influence of the pin S5, and, -by means of the toothed quad-rant 82, causes the bevel pinion S1 on the shaft 6 to revolve, thus setting the hook ends transy rsely toward the suspended food-paste thr yads. During thel ensuing downward movement of the rake, the pin 85 moves away from the setting arm .83, which remains stationary while the pin 84 approachesit on the other side.

1n winding hanks according to Figs. 5, (S, 7 and 9, 10, 11, the rake shown in Fig. 1 is ,inserted after the removal ot' the stretcher contact roll 152, against which a lateral guide curve or cam edge 154 on the arm 87 presses as soon as the food-paste threads have arrived at the contact edge 78 of the stroking plate 77. During' the further disk 102. and consequently the hooleturning shat't 6 by means of the coupling rod 86, so as to bring the hook ends 1`1,into the direction of motion of the rake. The food-paste threads draw over the stroking plate 7 7 and,

g turned in such a manner as to lio parallel 27, the standard 73 being provided with a movement of the rake, the arm 87 turns the v rngugo in rot'ttsts liti, til' of l ton'n in Fig. 3, nro lnitl on the tlnp lil, th: 'zitto :irriring :it the position lV o'tt Fig'. tft. During the return stroke of tho 'allet thc` toothpaste thrctitln ronniin stationary :ind the hook ends retain their position ptrpontlitfulnr to the ratio, nnt'il thov :irc ugnin :wt pzirzilltrl to the 'nl e,`liyiii0n1is ol? thc noir t-irrnlnr lis-li ttl, when the rake, hasy rctnshotl its upprr tetninnl position, in ortlcr thnt tho)Y muy engage with :t further (,hnrg'c ot food-paste threads.

For producing hunks according to Fig. l?, the 'ako of ltig. l und tho strutrhrr L :tre pnt in. the Contact; roll 159 lining rrlnorttl troni tht` stnnflzirtl T3. The tootlpasto thrrutls nrr lnitl on the llups t9 und Qt h v tht` thesocntling who, an; thon'n in Fig. l, tho rnlo zittnining tho position Vttl ol' Fig'. 18. During tho "t rnluf. the trrtrlnir 2T :intl hook nntlb' 'l l. l, :iro f'zinstnl to tlrnn togtthttr. :twin-(ling to Figa. l :intl lf3. hy thclinthotthcstrntrhcr engaging with a Contact Q9, ifhrrnhy tht:

strotthor rotl is niovctl hntli to QT', livrons tht'` hook Grids moro onwzirrl to l1', 12V. (lonsoqurntly tho toothpaste thretuls, in so tur :in thry :1ro not lying on tho strntchrr und hook tintin, t'nll in n Shnltnttl contlition on tho turning tlup 19, tht` parts tu. i,f. ot nhirh hnvo now to he lnovtrl in orttor to tiringY tht` thi-@mln into thtx position nhon'nin Fig. 15.

ltor tho purpoSO Ot moving' the parts; n. y. tillots l-l. l It) nro provided in the .snlixtnnrr ttt) thin". 15%) which is t'onntt'tttl h t :i pirot JT. :intl is nt'- tuntotl, partly h v n spring lill@ nini partly l tho runt ltl (n'hith is in rontnot with the roll llt ot thrlirll t'rnnlt ltwr lili) in lient'. nt'tor passing through thoy guifh 155 (Fig. 19). untlor tht` slint't Q0 ot tht,` turningl lhtp. :unl t'urritmI t\\o ronttn'ts t l2. itil. tht Vt'orninr oft" whirh tiringtho lt-wr lll into tho position intlit': tml li tht unln'olnn lintw'. rrhon tho projet-tion lil-l (hin: IS) ot tlu` tunt tlinl; 1222i hns tnovotl :muy troni liolozi' tho roll llt.

Altrr tho parts it', y hztw lirrn onnrtl in this nmnntr into tho po. ititii1nlto\\"t it. Fin: l5, tht ,Cutting` nrni Fil. oprrntttt hy thn ronpling roti $9. t'nrritf-t with it tho pin t`l (which hun` ronfo in fontnrt with it through thtx rocking;l notion ol tht` rnkol :intl turni'.` tho (list: 102. whrrtflnf the. hooi; rn l :tro broughtinto the position tl/H, 13"" ot Fig.

hor niortnnnnt ot' .thuV

15. so that. on tho rtturn ot tho ruho :intl thtx stroll-livr. the 'lootl-pzisto` thi-luth.' lnll on tht` t troltntornright nrtn Vtttl tun'ountt\r :i lrin;r or

turningjr [hip in tho ninnnor shown in l "i 1G. AS soon :in tht` ruk@ hns turntetl hurl; ovni' the position ll. thc :'strotthor in niorifl hurl( into the punition intlirnlntt liv ho nn broken lines, hy nionnfj ot tho 'airtifiin ot thr` guido oni-ve or @nin orig@ ttul mt thr roll ltlt in such :i ninnnor on to prortnt; rontnrt with tho trnnSniittOr 'l'l u'hirh in tinzztrtntlingr.

The rtt'nrn inovoniont ot thLj tillots. ith. llt) is; Qlt'oototl hy the tlzooontl oontnrt, 'l-lf'i ot tln rofl llt), which, :iltoif the turning thip has heen turnrtl into thn ponition tu" ot Vig. il, prawns the lever tfll lunch' out ot tho tlottttl-lin@ position t-t'l" ot' Fig. lt) into n position pairzllttil to the lutter lll intlitntott hy tlu unbroken linnn. directly tho previously reversed rotfl l-l() is ntovrt'l toward thtt platt-y liy tho projertion tfl ot the disk lili-. Sinon, in n'intlingf tht: lnlnlos :itffortlingj to 5. t'. 'T :imi il.' ttl7 'l'l tho parts .1', y. inunt not ho niotctt, tho hiver lfll in remota-tl in thtust cubos.

ln 'Fig'. '1S it is; nsnntrtl tlntt tho nini-hin@ optr: tutt h i' nitunnv o't :i (hiring hielt 15T und (lt-iviV lr pulh)r 155. 'The spoed ol tti-iv@ u1n t in thm run@ litx :nliusttftl to thtl nlfill'nlnom: ol thtl nttontlztnt. nnltvs it he. pretciirt'tl to Stop tht.` nitufhino nt nvorjr i'rwh Ctcht of' opnrntions; long' rnoulnjh to rntihlt? thti ztttttntlzint to roolnzrgrthcl tork l itl with ri 'ti-rsh rhnrn'n ol' hrnntl ttlntiin. ln nninyY vnf-tnt it will lut sut iiitnit to i'tphtto th@ tlii"` ttul' {iltlltjt' hy t: haunt rrnnli. o tliutA thtl :itttunhint run turn tho `hutt ill, onor hinnoll ztttv'r thtl 'l'oi'lt hat:` linnn rwlntrigtnl with shriin. it thtA hzinlis :trt onliv to hn nountt :ivrortlin to Fines. ft, t3. i' :tn/.t i?. lt). il. tho ti';t1t itiitloiroilllnmi'nl oh -tlisniountorl, .wint-n tho nttnntlzint run linnn' thtx slush` liiti'l'tl'v itt thv tutth olA tht tnlw. .no long :1S the` lutins rtfnntins :it @at in itupprr trrtninul position. inrlttnul ot hun int; ltr-tn on thu .i ninohintl in which tht tnrthotl ot' tittnn tion is siniiililirtl in u Sintilur nntnnol iS illustrntttl in tlrtntion in Fin; itl. Tho rnlt. l is horn tuountttl on pivotsy litt on tho muh.l ol: tho rnlu ntn:--'. il. no :in to lit` tupzlltlo ol' rotntion. :tutt in hohl hy the rountti' uninht if. in thoI pogiition iiitlitfntotl ln' tho unlirolttn linnn. in whirl. tht4 :trui llt), ronntrtotl ith tlit` rulit h:tlt T2, rngjunt-s with tht` oontzlrt litt ol' thv hmtrinn t'ulnlnrtl 7?. whith ronncrtntl with n. rorrvnpontling :.tnnthtrtl on tlw oppolittitlu ol' the uniohinoj hy tht` t^i'tis. lizi1s Tl. ltii und ltt, 'l`h0 rnlic tonth :tru bont only :slightly or notnt till, @intl nrt` uiuintzlinttl in :i horizontal poni/tion untlrr. tl n intluontt ol' tho wright ltit'). so thnt thc tomi-push thi-omis 1S run lio phlCcd ot. tht'nt t-onvonirntly. 'thtl rnliv in opnruttttl lily hnntt. ln' lnliinti liriltl olt tho'ltstntllo itil :intl looting' it tlonn into thtL titsition in'tli rntotl lijy' tht? tlotttwl lintS. n'httrrupon thtl rolhtr lt'ilY on thtl tfrosrlmr il. :intl :in :trut ith?. :onnottttl with tlw rol-:tn Strilws :tnjniiwt thev pin it'il nt tho run ruhty :trui Tt. ltr thin tnrttnn` thr toothpnntt' thrtznlny :tro tlrnn'n over il t) lltt the contact edge 78 and stroking surface 77, and lie partly on the turning' plate 19 and partly on the delivery plate for the finishedhanks.

On the rake being moved backward, the threads remain on the delivery surface and turning flap 19, and the rake returns alone into the position indicated by the dotted lines. This done, the turning flap 19 is turned by means of a separate crank 176 and handle 177. In order to dispense with the delivery flap 21 of Fig. 3, there is employed a delivery surface consistingy cf a cloth or sheet 17 5 of paper which is supported and carried onward by the traveling belt 174, and is removed and deposited on rigid trays or racks when filled with hanks 39. The belt 174 is led over drums 170, 171, the shafts of which 172, 173, are supported on either side of the machine. by bearings 168. 169 and bearing rods 167 ou the standards 73. The feeding motion of the belt 174 with delivery surface 175 is irnparted to it by a paw] 181, `which is attached to a setting arm 180on the shaft 173 and engages with a ratchet Wheel 182k fixed on the shaft 173. The arm 180 is connected With a pivot 178 on the hand crank 179 by means of a coupling rod 179.

l/Vhen the hand crank 176 is turned in the direction of thearrow, the turningr flap 19 deposits the portion of the food-paste threads it .has taken up upon the portion already lying on the delivery surface 175, and the coupling` rod 179 pulls the setting,v arm 180 and the pawl 181 back idly over the ratchet Wheel 182. 0n turning back the turning Hap into the position indicated by the unbroken lines, the ratchet Wheel 182 and the drum 171 and belt 174.L are moved forward, room beine` thereby made for the reception of the next hank.

The vdevice shown iu elevation in Fig. 21 is for the, purpose of feedinpr the machine according to Figs. 18 and 19 with continuous threads of food-paste, such as are supplied froin paste pressesfor instance. Here again the transmitter rod 121 is used, and is arranged, together with a star 125 so as to be capable of rotation on a pivot 122 at the outer end of an arm 123, the shaft 93 of which is mounted on twobearing' standards 96 which are lixed on the frame of the machine and connected by the crossbar 97. The arm 123 is turned, described above, at uniform velocity, the transmitter rod 121 meanwhile lifting the food-paste threadsout of a fork 130, to be then turned successively by the contacts 126, 127 and 128, which act on the teeth of the star 125. The standard 131 carrying the fork 130 and provided with catch plate 132. is here mounted on a slide 193 which is moved along a track 194 resting on the machine frame.

lThe movement ofthe slide 193 and fork 130 is effected by means of a coupling rod 198, which is connected with a crank 199 mounted enthe shaft 31 and capable of movement accompanied by the compression of the spring 197, so far as is permitted by the pins 328, 329-in an articulation piece 195, which is pivotally mounted on the pin 196 in the slide 193.

The food-paste threads are introduced, suspended from above, inf such a manner that theypass between knives 188, 189 one of which, 189, is fastened to the bracket 183 connected With the standard 9G, While the other is suspended from a lever 18u, the shaft 185 of which is mounted in the bracket. The lever 186 is under the influence of a spring 1811 and projects by means ,of a downward extension 192 into the path of ak pin 190 provided on the arm 191 of the standard 131.

In the position of the standard 131 indicated by the unbroken lines, the food-paste threads are just being cut oft' by the pair of `knives 188, 189, and ready to fall instantly on to the fork 130. Hereupon the crank 199 the right-bruid side toward the left, the knife 188 moving away from the knife 189 under the influence of the spring 184, and

threads coming from above. In the dead point on the left., indicated by the dotted.

remains stationary, with t e spring 197 compressed, until the transmitter rod 121 has.

192 of the arm, and the threads are eut Off, whereupon the slide again moves to the left and the cycle of operations is repeated.

Figs. 22 and 23 show adevice by means of which the food-paste threads that have been cut off in denite lengths are fed continuously into the Winder or banking device according to Figs. 18 and 19. For t is purpose the machine frame 32 is provided With an attachment or bracket 212 in Which is mounted a shaft 215 operated from the bevel moves the slide 193 out of its dead point atleaving a free passage for the food-pasteY lines, the slide 193 comes in contact with the. foot plate of the bearine standard 9G and' on the arm 191 carries with it the extension pinion 216 of the main shaft 31 by a bevel pinion 2141. By means of the chain 211 and chain `wheels 213, 209, the shaft 2,15 transmits motion to the shaft Q07 which carries l two cord pulleys 20S over which pass cords Q06 which are also passed over rolls .210 and i218. The rolls 218 are mounted on the outer ends et tlat bar." Q17, which are attached to the two sides ot the attachment 212 and, with the ropes er cords 206, serre the saine. purpose as the, torlt 1250 et Figs. l 1S and 19.

The Afood-paste threads t'all on to a sadl lle 20a, whiclrl Afastened on the attach- I, ment `212"by"nieaus of supports Q05, slide thence bn to thc ropes 206 and are carried along,T by\the upper length ot the latter, in the direction indicated by the arrow, into 'the machine. r[he transmitter, which serves the purpose or takingA the threads ott' the ropes Ztlpis 'rotatably mounted on a pivotl 122 in the outer end of thearm 123. lt is preterably furnished with ribs or projections 219 which divide. the threads into separate groups. ln order-to prevent the transmitter from getting the threads into disorder in removing them from the ropes, it is essential that, at the moment of engae'ing with the threads, it should be almost entirely stationary with regard to them. To obtain this result the arm 123 ot the transmitter is provided witha longl nave or boss .225 capable of beingY slid along the sha't't S13, but is made to revolve with the shatt hij by rneans ot a pin Q20 projecting through a slot in the nave. A spring slipped over the sha'tt Sl presses against the nare, 295 and i supported at the other end by a ringe' or collar :230, while the arm 1N is [novided on its rearward extension a a guide curve Q22 tor the purpose ot working, during the ttnniireT of vthe tansmiller. in conjui'xetion with a roll 22T, the Qudeeon Q20 ou "which is mounted in ay tori; 22S on the attachment'. 225) ot the bearing; standard .ltl.

Shortly l'letore the transmitter rod 121,

i le' lwlween the ropes 206, engages with t threads, an ascending portion of the ,'I'ude curve 222, which encounters the roll has pushed the transi'nitter toward the l lett. in the position shown in Fig. Q3.

While. the threads are being engaged, ai descending portion otl the Aguide curve moves the transmitter longitudinally back 'ard to an extent eorrespowlimf almost or com-- ll pletely with the advance ot the rope in the. l diiection olf the arrow in Fin'. 22. and conl tinnes until. the thrads have been taken ol'l' l the ropes. lVhen this hasheen aceonndished, the transmitter remains in the axial position shown in Fig. 22, so that lhe contact 126 p can engage with the star '125, and the th zz-.ds i are delivered to they winding; or hanlting'l device ot'Fic's. 'it and 1:) in an orderly manner by the tui-ther rotation ot the transmit-- ter. Vhile thetransmitter is moving from tendant this operation can 204.- or directly on the ropes Q06,

Vshaft 240 with chain wheels 241,

I269, 26?), and

the position ot Fig. '2f-3 to that of Fig. the threads have moved onward` as shown by the unbroken lines in Fie'. 2;). whereas, at the moment oit translerenec they occupied the space bounded by the dotted lines.

yThe manner in which the threads are placed upon the saddle lill or the ropes, 20o is immaterial. ln the ease ol a skilled athe performed by hand, the threads being' laid on the saddle instead ot' on the fork 130 of Figs. 1S and 1). The device is z lso specially adapted for eut threads prepared just before they are ted into the machine. Fig. shows (idiagrammatically) a typical arrangement ot a rermicclli entting' machine, consisting of a cutter revolving:r on the shaft 201., the blades 900 of which cutter continuously sever threads from the rolled sheet of paste Q02, ted troni above on a sup ort 203, which threads are thrown on the saddle 20s and slide down on to the ropes Q06.

In the device accordingr to Figs. '2l and 25, the threads are hung on bars 231 outsidefthe machine, which bars take over the part ofthe transmitter 1:21 used in the above described examples and when filled are placed one after another in the machine, 'from which they are removed when emptj'. This makes the operation independent ot the skill oli the attendant, since the bars can be hung with threads by any number ot assistants, and the machine will talte the thriads .from the bars automatically and wind them into hanks.

Vlt is to be undrrstood that that part ofi the machine (shown on the right in Fiejs. 18 and 19) which serves to receive the hanks` divided ott' by hand or otherwise, such parteomprising particularly the tori; 11250, situated outside o1', or separated ilroin, the machine.

For the reception of the bars 2211 loaded with threads there is mounted on the machine trame 32 a trame consisting olf a cross beam 232 with hearing` arms 2233, lil-l and two curved bearingv supports` Q35, Q36, connected together and with 4the cross beam Q32 by means ot the cross hars 237, Q38, 2139. rlhe bearing,r arms 23?), Q34 supporta through 2H.. and the hearing supports 235, Zilli carry short shat'ts Ql-l, Ql-'t with chain wheels 2l-, EZ-v'lt. rlhe chainl wheels are connected by chains 248,*each of which issnpportcd by a loilgitudinal har Q49, carried on Isupports is provided with teeth 250. between which the filled bars 2531 are inserted.

'lhe shaft Q40 is connected with a ratchet wheel Q51, and carries a loosely mounted settingl arui 253, fitted with a pawl 2.52, the said arm beingr drawn down by a spring Q55. attached to the arm E254, of the frame, to such lll() llt) CII

. 'influence i anextentv that the contact arm256 encounters the Contact 257. When the transmitter arm 123 is turned, a guide curve or cam edge 258 attached thereto comes in contact with the 'roll 259 of the setting arm 2 53 and turnsthe latter with the 'pawl idly over the ratchet wheel 251. If, as isassumed in Fig. 24, the roll 259 isable to move back along the descending portion of the'cam-ed e 258, then, v

under the influence of the spring 255,1the pawl' '252, with the ratchet wheel 251 Aand the chains 247, 248, is moved forward a distance corresponding to that between two successive bars 231. For. removing. the front bar '231, two arms 123, 123 are provided on the shaft 93, in place of the one transmitter arm 123 of the devices hereinbefore described. To correspondwith the pin ,-122 and star 125 of the one transmitter arm 123, a pin-122' and star 125 are providedon the other transmitter arm 123', while to correspond with the existing contacts126, 127, 128 on the rear bear ing standards 96, similarvcontacts 126', 127 128 are provided on the front bearin standards 96, which are connected with t e rear bearingl standards by means of the traverse 97. Whereas, however, the transmitter rod 121 was, as hereinbefore described, rigidly connected with the pin 122, the pins 122 122 now carry turning blocks 260, 260 vwith U shaped recesses into which fit the ends of the rods 231. 1

When the transmitter arms 123, 123 are turned, the turning blocks 260, 260 carry with them the ends of the foremost bar 231 and turn the latter in Vthe same manner as the aforesaid transmitter rod A121 was moved and turned,- In the position shown for the transmitter l arms the turning' blocks 260, .260fare so turned by the contacts 156, 156',

which-engage with the stars 125, 125', that the bar isbrought into the position 231' tan* -ygential toV its circuit, the openings in the upward. When the transmitter armsv are turned 'farther, the bar is consequently ejectturning'blocks being by that'time turned ed ffrom .the'gt-urning blocks by Vthe ejector arms 12,54,:254=", provided on the cross beam A.whicht can slidexoutward to be caught by hand o r in 'a-'receiven iAfter the bar has 232, *andlfalls into a channel 261, along lbeen ejected, the stars l125, 125', coming in eQnta'ctwit-h thegpins127., 128 offthe front bearinggstandards land the corresponding. pins or' the rear bea-ring standards, turn the Y turningblocks 260, 260" throughran angle o f180 degrees, so thattheiropenings polnt upward andthe next vbar can betaken up, this having meanwhile, been'pushed into the front place bythe pawl 252 .under the of the cam 258, and thespring .255. 1g 1- %gfshowsin elevation the under frame ja 'banking "machinefzfbf the 4kind and thetop tray from the is inserted inthe winding mac ine. `l'lot the".

illustrated in F"- s. 18`and 19; and Fig. 27 is a viewtrom 1tie right hand side of Fig. 26. Bot-h figures explain how thetrays are arranged in a specially advantageous manner before and after being loaded with hanks of food-paste. To obviate inserting and removing the trays into and from the machine one by'one, they are piled up one above another on both sides of the flaps, or of the bearing standards of the4 rake shaft, one pile containing the empty `trays and the other the full ones. -As soon as a tray is full of hanks it is placed on the full pile, ile of em ties piles of empty and full trays are preferably mountedon `rising and'alling platforms, so that the pile of empty trays rises by the height of one tray every timefan empty tray is to be transferred into the hanking machine, andthe pile of ,full trays descends to an equal extent whenevera fresh trayis placed on it. ,Consequently the uppermost tray is always on the one level, and can be conveniently pushed into lthe machine when empty and with equal ease be placed on the pile of full trays when full, while during the gradual advance when being loaded with food-paste hanks it can slide onthe pile of empty and full trays.

In the device according to Figs. 26 andv 27, the ascent of the empty trays and the vlowering of the full trays are eiected by the machine itslf,'a new tray being auto-4 matically inserted at the same time into the hanking machine. I v

The under frame of the Fi s. 26, 27 .carries the bearing standards o the.,wnding device on two side pieces 32, which areconnected together by cross bars 264. The .pile ofempty `trays rests'on a platform Y265, capable of vertical movement, and suspended from the chains 267 by. means of jao carrying pieces 266 at the four corners, in

such a manner that, when the chain wheels A268 carrying the chains are turned in the same direction, all four corners of the plat- .wheels 268 turn to an equal extent if the shaft 270, projecting over the machine frame, is turned by means of fthe hand wheel 27 4 or the ratchet wheel 275.

In the same way the pile of full trays is carried by a platform 265', which is; suspended on the chains 267', by. carrying pieces 266 on its four corners, 1n such amanner that all four corners of the platway by means ot the hand Wheel 274 or a ratchet wheel 275 provided at theside of the machine frame on the shaft 270', the motion being transmitted from one side to tleother by means of auxiliary chain 2 3 On the side next the empty trays, the platform 265 and the trays on the same must be raised when a fresh tray is fed into thc machine, this raising being effected by means of a pawl 276, provided on a setting arm 277, which is loosely mounted on the shaft 270. The setting arm 277 is operated by a coupling rod 278, connecting the counter-arm 279 of the setting arm with the arm 280 ot a shaft 281 mounted on the frame of the machine. A locking pawl 283 fitted witha handle 284, prevents the ratchet wheel 275 from moving back during the return stroke of the p'awl 270.

' On the side next the full trays, the platform Q65 and the trays with which it is laden, tend to ascend under the influence of a counterweight S285. During the descent of the platform, the pawl has to overcome the excess Weight of the coimterweight, so that with the platforms 265 and Q05 sus- .pended in the same manner, the ratchet wheel 275 which is prevented from turning `backward by the locking pawl 283 (fitted with the' handle 284') must have teeth pointing in the opp'site direction. to those of the ratchet wheel 275. The coupling rod 278, which is connected with the counter arm 279 of the setting arm 277 and is articulated on an arm 280 of the shaft 281, consequently moves the ratchet wheel 275 forward when thc paw] 276 is si-multane ously moved backward empty over the ratchet wheel 275 by means of the coupling rod 278 exactly opposite to the coupling,r rod 27S.

The shaft 281 is turned to and fro by means of a coupling rod 280, which is connected with the arm Q82 by a toggle joint 287, and with the arm 3150 (lifted on the shaft 289) by a second toggle joint Q88. The sha-'tt 289 carries a driving arm 291, which is connected by a coupling rod 202 with the pin 293 of a crank disk "2M, loosely mounted on the revolving' main shaft 251. pawl 205 mounted in the crank disk 204 is pushed in opposition to thc action otl a spring- 290 provided on the crank disk 29d, out of thc path ot a tooth E298 which is provided on the disk 10i) firmly attached to tbel main shaft 31. The arm 297 turns Von a `pivot 300 on the machine tran'lc and is comiectcd by means ot' a coupling rod 30'1, with tbe vcrtical arm 302, with the shaft 30? oit Ywhich is connected a double lever whose one arm 30aL is engaged by a spring 305 while the other arm 306 rests against one of the side rods ot' the tray 23.

The device works in the following man ner: As soon as one end of the tray 23 has passed under the end of the lever arm 306, the spring 305 pulls down the lever 306 and, by means ofthe arm 302 andthe coupling rod 301, removes the arm29' from the pawl 295, which is then pressed by the spring 296 against the disk Q09, and is carried, with the crank disk 294, by the tooth 29S in the direction indicated by the arrow.

During'the first half revolution ot' the crank disk 29st, the coupling rods 278, 278 are moved upward by the downwardly moving coupling rod 280. the ratchetI wheel=275 on the side next the empty trays being pushed forward and the platform 265 raised by the height of atray, -while on the side next the full trays, the pawl 276 passes 'crank disk 204, the couplingl rods 278, 27S' are moved downwardly by .the ascending coupling rod Q80, so that now the ratchet wheel'QTs'i on the side next the full trays is vpushed onward, whereby the platform 265', with the trays, depressed, while the pawl on the side next the -empty trays returns empty above the ratchet wheel. At the same time the rod 308 makes its return stroke, the

hooked end '309 carrying the top empty tray so far for ard that it is engaged by the feed roller 26 and the roll G1 (which is pressed against the tray by the arm 59 and spring 00;.l and can be advanced in the ordinary course.

W hen the crank disk 294 has completed a revolution, the rear end ot the pawl 295 comes in contact with the arm 297, which on lthe ascent of the arm 306 was already returned to the position shown, by the top empty tray during thel first semi-revolution.

The pawl 295 is hcrebyremoved from the tooth 20S, and the crank'disk remains at rest until the fresh tray has been pushed under the end ct the arm 100.

The traine shown as a lateral elevatie n in Fig. Q8 is for the purpose of feeding a number of superimposed trays into or removing them from the machine sil'nultaueously. 'l`hc traine consists essentially et a horizontal girl-ler or beam 310 and a laterally mounted vertical girder 311, from which two horizontal angle-iron bars 312 project toward the side of the machine, the pile `et trays om, indicated by thc dotted lines,

, partly to the cross bars 323, are splayed out y at the bottom"as,shown at 324 and since` by a tie-plate 315, has a curved extension 326, which is provided with handles or handle bars 316 for moving the carriage, and supports the carrier 'bars 312 by means of a strong tie-plate 317.v A cross bar 318 also -supports the vertical angle-iron bar 319 on either side of the frame, against the rear fiange of which bar the trays forming the pile can rest.

In order to transfer the pile of trays 313, supported by the frame of Fig. 28, to the platform 265 of Fig; 26, the vacant platform isV depressed, by raising the paWls 276, 283 and turning the `handle 274,130 that the Surface of the board 320cm the platform is nearlyor quitek on alevel w'ith the upper edge ofthe'cyoss bar 321 of the machine frame.y Since the lateralguide plates 322 (for the pilepfitrays), which are attached, partly to the cross bars 264 (Fig. 27) and there areV recesses 325 provided in the platform 265, preferably by taking off the board 320, the fully laden tray frame can be pushed or run, into the machine in such la manner that, when the platforln 265 is depressed, the angle-iron bars 312 enter the machine above the cross bar 321 and platform 265, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 26. If no w the platform 265 is slightly raised by means of the hand wheel 274, it removes the pile of trays from thei` angleiron bars 312 by means of the boar-(1R20, or a corresponding projection and the frame can be removed from-the machine again, where upon the trays can be raised to the Workinglevel by means of the hand wheel 274C.

0n taking the lilled trays from theplatform 265 the latter and the trays are depressed until the angle-iron bars 312 of t-he empty tray frame can be inserted into the recesses 324, 325. lheolatform being then depressed a little further,` the pile of trays is taken up by the horizontal angleiron bars of the trayframe and can be re'- moved from the machine along Withthe latter, whereupon the platform is raised to VV*its highest-positionibv lifting the pawls 276', 283-.

. In the abo-ve description, and in the claims that follow, the word threads is employed to Adesignate the portions of,foodpaste handled by the machine. -lVe desire the word thread to be understood as implying any'form vinto Which the foodpaste vlay bebrought, in theindividual pieces er.

face, substantially as described. n .A

3. In a machine for banking threads, ja plurality of hooks arranged in a roWfand having 'ends divcrging from the centerlines of the'several hooks, and ahead in AWhich v110Y items being long in proportion vto their Width or thickness and in which the food paste or the like has -suflicient cohesiveness to retain such a form while being handled.

by the machine. In Athe same Way Where,

lin the claims the expression shredding machine o1' means for shredding is'used it implies any suitable apparatus adapted to bring vthe food-pasteor other substance in the form referred to.

What we" claim and desire to secure by` Letters Patent. of the United .States is 1. In a machine for hanking threads comprising a delivery surface adapted to receive the threads, a folder rod or pin adapted to take up'said threads from below` during their'delivery to the aforesaid surface i and to form la'iloop in said threads, means formoving the'rod relatively to'the surfacev thereby permitting the threads to 'be stretched on both sides of the fold, 'and 'in the direction of the length of the threads i l means for witlulrawinglthe rod in the back` ward direction thereby permitting the upper stretched layer to fall .down on theunder'= fr layer, the formed bend or loop ofthe threads retaining its place.

2. In a machine for hankingethreadslthey f combination of a delivery surface, means for deliverln means extending transversely of the desaid threads to said surface, i

livery surface and over which .said threads f can be folded, means for moving said trans`v versely extending means 'relatlvely to said delivery surface in' the direction of delivery. -4

and thereby folding and simultaneously stretching said threads and for `returning said transversely extending means intheopi posite direction, thereby permitting 'said threads to remain upon the delivery sursaid hooks are supported in such manner as to be' rotatable about their aforesaid center lines.

plurality of hooks arranged in a. roW, 'Said hooks all havingv their ends bent in'ther same direction from their respective center lines, and a head in whichA said hooks are.'

be rotatable .r

plurality of hooks arranged in a row, said hooks all having their ends `bent inthe sir 4t. In a machine for banking threads, a

same direction-from their respective. centerV lines, a head in which said hooks are rotatably mounted, and means whereby they are so connected together that all the hooks can 1 v .be turned simultaneously about their` oWn center lines. 

